Alaska Flag
Entered the Union in 1959 as the 49th State; flag adopted in 1927. Benny Benson,
a 13-year-old student, chose the North Star and the Big Dipper when he designed
Alaska's flag in a territorial school contest. Its colors recall the Alaskan sky
and its gold.
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